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he cautious of believing Ill, but more
cautious of reporting it.
Despise nobody, no, nor no condi-
tion-lest it come to be thine own.
He may without danger be ignorant
of other things that knows the Lord
Jesus Christ.
The working Of the good and brave
seen or unseen, endure, literally for
ever, and n not die.
Blessed be God, 1 not only begin
praying when I kneel down, but T do
not leave off praying ween I raise up.
If we fully follow Him in all His
leadings, the Lords way would be to
many of us a palmer path than we
find it.
Independence is the name for what
no mar possesses; nothing, in the an
innate or inanimate world, is more de-
pendent than man.
The man who is too lazy to be a ge,-
tleman during his active business life
generally finds it impossible to be one
when he retires from trade.
Sins of commission are the usual
punishment for sins Of omission. He
that leaves u duty may we'll fear that
he will be left to commit a crime.
Were half the power that fills the world with
Were half the wealth bestowed on camps
and courts
Given to redeem the human mind nom error.
lhere were no need Of arsenals nor forts.
If the church were true to her mis-
sion the military systems of the world
would soon and forever be abolished,
and known only as barbarous relics of
the past.
Christ is such a friend as delights to
be burdened with suits and employ
ments, and the o you lay on him,
and the more homely (familiar) you
are with him the more welcome.
The greater the degree in which any
mar is a Christian, the less will be his
wish to be called a lord; and that,
when he attains to the 'fulness Of the
%stature' of a Christian man, no wish
will remain.
Egotism, vanity, and %selfshness
spoil conversation far more than def
cheney of talent. They render a man
wearisome and tedious to his best
friends, and uncomfortable to others.
and he is left alone as soon as courtesy
will permit.
Many people spend their time in
trying to find the hole where sin cot
into the world. If two men break
through the ice into the mill-pond,
they had better hunt some hole to get
out, rather than get into a long argu-
ment about the hole they came to fall
in.
Depend upon it, in the midst of all
the science about the world and It's
ways, and all the ignorance of God
and his greatness. the man or woman
who can say, "Thy will be DONE"
with the true heart of giving up, is
nearer the secret Of things than the
geologist and theologist.
saw u dark shadow resting on the
bare side of the hill. Seeking its
cause, I saw a little cloud, bright as
light, floating in the clear blue above.
Thus it Is with our sorrow; it is dark
and cherries here on earth but look
above, and you shall see it to be but q
shadow Of his brightness whose name
Is Love.
Perhaps the love Of fame may tor
ment thee. Consider how soon all
things will be buried in forgetfulness,
and what a bottomless chaos exists on
both sides of thee; how vain Is the ap-
plause of the world, how changeable
the opinions of the mob of mankind,
and how utterly devoid of judgment
they are; in short, within how mar
row q space this fame, Of which thou
art SO greedy, is circumscribed.
No Christian is or can be faultless
before the Lord. Blameless all may
and ought to be. The child that does
Its needle work faithfully is commend
ed, though not a stitch is perfect. The
child is blameless not faultless. The
who lives up to his light and
ability Is blameless, but in Gods sight
He Is not conscious of his de-
feet, his eyes are not as sharp as Gods;
his best efforts are like the needle
work of the little girl, well-done for
her, but 80 defective in fact that
stitches must be removed and done
again by a moro skillful and expert
enced hand.
Protect the birds-the great annihi-